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Ricardo Pillay, Team Lead, LnP Beyond Legal, Energy Team

Legislation & Regulation

New regulations set to transform SA's electricity transmission

Ricardo Pillay 2 days

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Agriculture

Absa and AGDA push for greater financial inclusion in SA agriculture

2 days

Durban’s port partnership can unlock South Africa’s export growth

Logistics & Transport

Durban’s port partnership can unlock South Africa’s export growth

Hans-Ole Madsen 3 days

GC Now Johannesburg convenes President Ramaphosa and world leaders for a historic global turning point

ESG & Sustainability

GC Now Johannesburg convenes President Ramaphosa and world leaders for a historic global turning point

Issued by OnPoint PR 3 days

Can technology make Africa a global agricultural powerhouse?

Agriculture

Can technology make Africa a global agricultural powerhouse?

3 days

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South Africa's private-sector activity declines as demand weakens in October, PMI shows

Johannesburg bureau 3 days

Premier Alan Winde highlights economic growth at Takealot Group’s launch of TFS Freight Forwarding

Supply Chain

Premier Alan Winde highlights economic growth at Takealot Group’s launch of TFS Freight Forwarding

Issued by Takealot Fulfilment Solutions 4 Nov 2025

Investment in cold chain management key to boosting SA’s fruit exports

Agro-processing

Investment in cold chain management key to boosting SA’s fruit exports

Fhumulani Ratshitanga 31 Oct 2025

New Yes initiative aims to help young SA entrepreneurs grow

Social Entrepreneurship

New Yes initiative aims to help young SA entrepreneurs grow

31 Oct 2025

Source: Supplied.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Game-changing $18bn commitment made to Africa at Luanda summit

31 Oct 2025

New BYD plug-in hybrid SUV set for South Africa

Dealers

New BYD plug-in hybrid SUV set for South Africa

30 Oct 2025

Ogilvy wins most effective agency at Effies 2025

Marketing

Ogilvy wins most effective agency at Effies 2025

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 30 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters.

Banking

African development banks set to expand lending as capital buffers rise, S&P says

Colleen Goko 29 Oct 2025

Media

How African brands can fight misinformation

Sarah Gooding 28 Oct 2025

Source: X/@PRASA_Group

Infrastructure & Utilities

SA sets 2030 rail target, seeks private investment

27 Oct 2025

Turning strategy into action: How AfriGIS supports SA’s geospatial information management strategy?

Digital

Turning strategy into action: How AfriGIS supports SA’s geospatial information management strategy?

Liza Nolte, Issued by AfriGIS 27 Oct 2025

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Agriculture

AfDB unlocks $200m for Africa's smallholder farmers

27 Oct 2025

Navigating changes to standard form construction contracts

Construction & Engineering

Navigating changes to standard form construction contracts

Issued by Cox Yeats 24 Oct 2025

Growthpoint acquires a 30% stake in new R390m Boston Hydroelectric Plant

Industrial & Logistics Property

Growthpoint acquires a 30% stake in new R390m Boston Hydroelectric Plant

Issued by Catchwords 24 Oct 2025

Source: Supplied

Food Security

Why African agriculture is central to solving world hunger and climate issues

23 Oct 2025

Inaugural ACPM Summit 29-30 October 2025, Olive Convention Centre, Durban

Construction & Engineering

Inaugural ACPM Summit 29-30 October 2025, Olive Convention Centre, Durban

Issued by MILLA SA 23 Oct 2025

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Climate Change

Sanlam-backed CFM’s Climate Investor Two Fund closes at $1bn

23 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters

Infrastructure & Utilities

Transnet plans $7bn of infrastructure upgrades

Colleen Goko 22 Oct 2025

Arts leaders demand urgent government intervention to protect SA's creative sector

Art

Arts leaders demand urgent government intervention to protect SA's creative sector

22 Oct 2025

How treating tourism as infrastructure can drive growth in SA

Tourism

How treating tourism as infrastructure can drive growth in SA

20 Oct 2025

City of Mbombela and Fibre Circle join forces to advance recycling and green economy goals

Circular Economy & Waste Management

City of Mbombela and Fibre Circle join forces to advance recycling and green economy goals

Dumisani Khumalo, Issued by Fibre Circle 21 Oct 2025

Feather Awards XVII reveal nominees

Lifestyle

Feather Awards XVII reveal nominees

16 Oct 2025

Rainbow Chicken: Hand in hand, we nourish the nation

FMCG

Rainbow Chicken: Hand in hand, we nourish the nation

Issued by Rainbow Chicken 15 Oct 2025

Source: Supplied

Logistics & Transport

TNPA invites proposals for Break Bulk Terminal operator at Port of Cape Town

15 Oct 2025

Urban models turning waste into opportunity

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Urban models turning waste into opportunity

Warren Hewitt, Issued by The Greater Tygerberg Partnership 14 Oct 2025

CGIAR Gender Conference 2025 highlights need for women’s leadership in food systems

Agriculture

CGIAR Gender Conference 2025 highlights need for women’s leadership in food systems

14 Oct 2025

Public Sector Leaders Summit 2025: Building a thriving and inclusive economy

Financial Services

Public Sector Leaders Summit 2025: Building a thriving and inclusive economy

Issued by Topco Media 14 Oct 2025

Absa L’Atelier 2025 winners announced: A story of art unfolds across Africa

Events

Absa L’Atelier 2025 winners announced: A story of art unfolds across Africa

Issued by OnPoint PR 13 Oct 2025

Access Bank named “Best Financier for Women Entrepreneurs in Africa” at 2025 Global SME Finance Awards

SMEs

Access Bank named “Best Financier for Women Entrepreneurs in Africa” at 2025 Global SME Finance Awards

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 13 Oct 2025

Weber Shandwick appoints public sector expert for Africa region

PR & Communications

Weber Shandwick appoints public sector expert for Africa region

13 Oct 2025

“Early cervical cancer detection enables women to receive appropriate medical care, leading to better survival rates," says Profmed’s Dr Moratwe Masima. Image supplied.

Oncology

Cervical cancer | Profmed’s Dr Moratwe Masima on prioritising prevention

Maroefah Smith 13 Oct 2025

Source: Supplied.

Infrastructure & Utilities

R550m Invest International grant powers Johannesburg’s new waste-to-energy project

9 Oct 2025

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Sustainability

G20 South Africa: New legacy project to combat "crippling" energy inefficiencies

8 Oct 2025

Bruce Hunt, MD Transcend Capital

Employment Equity

Funding vs fronting: Is the 3% BEE levy the answer to empowerment?

Bruce Hunt 7 Oct 2025

SA’s automotive sector faces critical challenges amid industry shake-up

Automotive

SA’s automotive sector faces critical challenges amid industry shake-up

Siyabonga Mthembu 7 Oct 2025

Trust is Africa’s new currency: Why media leadership must go beyond metrics

Media

Trust is Africa’s new currency: Why media leadership must go beyond metrics

Issued by Havas Johannesburg 7 Oct 2025

The M20 Declaration was formally handed over to South Africa’s Minister of Digital and Communication Technologies Solly Malatsi (centre), by William Bird (MMA) and Sbu Ngalwa (Sanef)

Media Freedom

Johannesburg Declaration handed to G20

6 Oct 2025

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Youth Employment

New internship programme to boost youth opportunities in hospitality sector

6 Oct 2025

Source: Supplied. Benedict Oramah, president and chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank and Pamela Coke-Hamilton, executive director of ITC.

Banking

Intra-African trade gets a boost as Afreximbank renews partnership with ITC

2 Oct 2025

Railway

Port of Gauteng's $50bn plan to transform Durban-Gauteng freight corridor

1 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Stocks mixed, gold hits record as US government shuts down

Samuel Indyk, Stella Qiu and Ankur Banerjee 1 Oct 2025

Source: © World Journeys Four dynamic films from South African Tourism’s Europe illustrate how each hub brought the global Live South Africa campaign to life in their respective markets

South African Tourism

SAT Europe films highlight Europe’s strong growth momentum

30 Sep 2025

Image credit: Reuters

Coal, Oil & Gas

Nationwide strike in Nigeria threatens oil supply after mass layoffs at Dangote refinery

Isaac Anyaogu 30 Sep 2025

The architect and the scaffold: A collaborative pathway to SA’s National Entrepreneurship Strategy

Entrepreneurship

The architect and the scaffold: A collaborative pathway to SA’s National Entrepreneurship Strategy

Eunéne Levine, Issued by Shaper 30 Sep 2025

Power on demand: The rising importance of BESS

Energy

Power on demand: The rising importance of BESS

John Taylor, Issued by Yellow Door Energy 26 Sep 2025